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OCTOBER 2013

Honley with Brockholes Parish Magazine

Price 40p

St. Mary the Virgin Honley

St. George Brockholes

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I am absolutely delighted that during October we shall be welcoming Beverley Playle as our new Reader. Bev served as Reader at All Saints’ Marple, in the Diocese of Chester, before she moved to live in Honley. Bev’s license will be transferred to our Diocese on Saturday 12th October and there will be a celebratory communion service at 3.00 pm on that day in Wakefield Cathedral. The day after, on Sunday 13th October, we shall be celebrating Harvest at the morning service both at St Mary’s and at St George’s. Human productivity is a participation in God’s creative love, and that is particularly obvious when we give thanks for the earth’s resources. Harvest thereby becomes not a sentimental denial of the problems which face the earth, but a celebration that God’s love in Jesus Christ transforms the earth. What the occasions have in common is that they are both about receiving the gifts God has given us: to his world in the food we eat and the clothes we wear; and to his Church in the service of the people he has gathered together in our parish. Both Bev’s licensing and our Harvest Festival therefore pose a question to each of us: what particular gift has God given to you to serve his people? For example, it might be that you have a musical gift, or a gift for teaching the Bible to children or young people. It is tempting to decide what we should like God to do among us, and then to search for people who might be able to bring that desire about. But that quickly leads to frustration, and any growth which comes about as a result tends to be short-lived. It is much better to discern what gifts God has given us as the body of Christ in Honley and Brockholes and then to receive those gifts with joy.

Liam Beadle

A note from the Vicar October 2013

Bev Playle

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PARISH NEWS

Baptism St George’s August 18 Noah James Whiteley Wedding St Mary’s September 14 Damien Howard Jones and Emily Nieve McDonagh Funerals St Mary’s September 6 Raymond Parkin St Mary’s September 9 Richard Woodhouse

From the Parish Registers

In October we remember in our Year’s Mind

Sponsors of this magazine

David and Lyn Gregory and family are happy to sponsor this issue

of the Parish magazine in loving memory of Margaret Gregory, a very special Mum and Grandma.

'In Heavenly Love Abiding'.

If you are interested in sponsoring a future edition of the Parish Magazine, please contact John Dean (tel 664347).

Willie Parkin d. 1 October 2004

Margaret Gregory d. 5 October 2007

Roy Littlewood d. 9 October 2009

William Johnson Wilson d. 13 October 2003 Carol Lesley Hepper d. 19 October 2010

Doreen Wadsworth d. 21 October 2007

Rupert Handsley Hildred d. 22 October 1984

Mabel Tolhurst d. 23 October 2007 Lesley Cockroft d. 26 October 2011

Maureen Taylor d. 28 October 2009

Vera Jessop d. October 2010 Brian Hinchliffe d. October 2010

Geoffrey Gill d. October 2011

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Parish Giving Responding to God’s love enabling mission and ministry

It is now eight months since we temporarily closed Parish Giving Corner. The financial challenges for the Parish remain the same, so

here we share with you again the key messages of giving:

The connection between faith and giving - giving is a response to a generous God.

Regular giving enables mission and ministry, both locally and beyond.

Regular giving works best using a planned giving scheme. If you are able always use Gift Aid to maximise your giving.

‘Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not

reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver’ (2 Cor 9:7)

Please ask and we will be happy to help on any aspect of giving.

Clive Green and Roger Kenworthy - Parish Giving Officers

Music and Worship at St Mary’s and St George’s ‘Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.’ (Ephesians 5.19, 20) When people are filled with the Holy Spirit, they instinctively sing. It is a great help to our singing if there are people who can accompany us! In the past, God has given the gift of organ-playing to our congregations, and it might be that you know someone who has that gift and would like to use it to God’s glory in our churches. Alternatively, there might be a different musical gift you or someone you know could offer. Please give thanks for those who make music in our churches, pray for others to join them, and be open to receiving whatever musical gift God gives us. He is a God of surprises, and those surprises are better than anything we could ever imagine.

Revd Liam Beadle

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ST. MARY'S CALENDAR SEPTEMBER Sunday 29 18th Sunday after Trinity 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30 am Holy Communion 6.30 pm Taizé Service OCTOBER Tuesday 1 7.30 pm Finance & Property Meeting Wednesday 2 9.30 am Holy Communion followed by Pastoral Care Prayer Group 7.30 pm Mothers’ Union - Speaker Liam Beadle “...on Liam Beadle” all welcome Thursday 3 10.00 - 11.30 am Coffee Morning 11.00 am Bible Study 1.30 pm Baby and Toddler Group Friday 4 7.30 pm Hand Chimes Rehearsal Sunday 6 19th Sunday after Trinity 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30 am All Age Morning Prayer 6.30 pm Holy Communion Wednesday 9 9.30 am Holy Communion Thursday 10 10.00 - 11.30 am Coffee Morning 11.00 am Bible Study 1.30 pm Baby and Toddler Group Sunday 13 Harvest Festival 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30 am Harvest Thanksgiving 6.30 pm Evening Prayer (1662) Tuesday 15 7.30 pm D C C Meeting Wednesday 16 9.30 am Holy Communion Thursday 17 10.00 - 11.30 am Coffee Morning 11.00 am Bible Study 1.30 pm Baby and Toddler Group Friday 18 7.30 pm Hand Chimes Rehearsal Saturday 19 7.00 pm ‘Cantorelli’ Fundraising Concert (page 10) Sunday 20 21st Sunday after Trinity

8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30 am Holy Communion + Children’s Club 3.00 pm Holy Baptism Wednesday 23 9.30 am Holy Communion

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Thursday 24 10.00 - 11.30 am Coffee Morning 11.00 am Bible Study 1.30 pm Baby and Toddler Group Friday 25 2.00 pm Infants’ School Harvest Sunday 27 Last Sunday after Trinity

8.00 am Holy Communion (1662) 9.30 am Holy Communion 6.30 pm Evening Prayer (1662) Wednesday 30 9.30 am Holy Communion Thursday 31 10.00 - 11.30 am Coffee Morning 11.00 am Bible Study 1.30 pm Baby and Toddler Group NOVEMBER Sunday 3 4th Sunday before Advent 8.00 am Holy Communion 9.30 am All Age Morning Prayer 6.30 pm Holy Communion Wednesday 6 9.30 am Holy Communion followed by Pastoral Care Prayer Group 7.30 pm Mothers’ Union - speakers Laurence and Elizabeth Jones “Tanzania”

Service Sidespeople Reader Intercessors Serving Coffee

Oct 6

All Age Service

Angeline and Richard Baker

Andrew Dean

Graham and Jane Wardman

Alison and Simon Dean

Oct 13

Harvest Bill Gray

Margaret Hay Jennie Waind

Clive Waind

Gillian Greaves

Oct 20

Holy Communion

Gillian Greaves Craig Noble

Jane Wardman

Bev Playle

Andrea Green Christine Woolley

Oct 27

Holy Communion

Sandra Dean Shirley Mitchell

Elaine Shaw

Carol Hirst

Graham and Jane Wardman

Nov 3

All Age Service

Pauline and John Adams

Helen Martin

Graham and Jane Wardman

Liz Cummings Sandra Dean

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Helpers Rota for 9.30 am Service

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Report on the DCC Meeting held on 20th August

Sixteen members were present when Liam opened the meeting with a reading and a prayer. Having unanimously accepted the minutes from the previous meeting the DCC was informed that a meeting with a representative of Ecclesiastical Insurance and Kirklees Youth Service to clarify the situation regarding the use of the Parish Room kitchen had been arranged for early September. The “Cantorelli” concert was rearranged for Saturday, October 19th. Clive Green, Treasurer, circulated the General Fund figures up to July 31st and explained a number of points. The new hymn books have cost £2,312.50. Donations and reclaimed gift aid has covered all but £667 of the costs. Liam has agreed to cover this from ministry funds. Organ repairs recently carried out have been covered by a donation of £15,000 and a grant from the Sir John Priestman Trust of £5,000. Thanks were expressed to Pam and Terry Kelly for their initiative in organising the grant from the Trust which provides money specifically for church organ refurbishment. More work is required on the organ and a wide-ranging discussion emphasised the need for the whole question of future work and the situation regarding organists to be considered. In his report Liam spoke of the need for the DCC to facilitate the witness of the church - with children’s work, witness and a ‘culture of invitation’ - inviting people to join us, being high priorities. Transformational Planning Group reports were received from all 5 groups and included the following:

The need for attention to the castors on the piano in church

HONLEY NEWS

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A reminder of the Macmillan Coffee Morning September 27th A Taizé service to be held at 6.30 pm on September 29th A new Bible Study course is planned on the theme of ‘Advent’

Under Any Other Business the DCC approved the use of church for a concert on Wednesday, December 11th by “Mixed Harmony”. It was agreed that the form requesting inclusion of a relative in the Book of Remembrance be revised together with the list of names for ‘Year’s Mind’. There was a request that the Prayer Corner be moved from the Children’s Corner to the Lady Chapel.

Cliff Green, DCC Secretary

Operation Christmas Child 2013

As summer is now drawing to a close and what a summer it has been (no complaints this year) I would like to remind all who kindly fill a shoe box or participate in any other way that this year’s campaign will be soon taking place. I haven’t had any notification yet when the dates are or where the boxes are going this year. But it normally starts at the beginning of November for around three weeks. So start collecting the * usual things, or money donations are acceptable to help with transportation costs. Please remember sweets must be in date up to March 2014. If you want to cover your own shoe box that is okay but we will be bringing covered shoe boxes and leaflets to church at a later date. Any questions, see me, Cynthia Hepper or Margaret Allison. I am very proud of how St Mary’s responds to this appeal, so many thanks in anticipation.

Elaine Shaw

* toys * educational supplies * hygiene items * other gifts * All items to be new, see website for further details

http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/what-to-pack

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The Coffee Morning raised a wonderful £215.35 towards the Diocesan Anniversary Bookmarks. A sincere thank you to everyone who helped organise and who supported the event. The attendance at the Wave of Prayer Service was disappointing. However, it was held over the lunchtime following the Coffee Morning. Next year we will try to avoid a clash of dates. The Deanery Festival Service on 16th September, led by Rev Liam Beadle, was a delightful occasion and a good attendance from the other Branches produced a very enjoyable evening. Thank you to the choir and Jean Cheeseman for their music. It was my first time organising such an event and I am very grateful for all the help received from members and Liam. We also had the pleasure of enrolling Beverley Playle as our 42nd member of the Branch. The collection of £106.75 will go to MU Worldwide. The Emergency Toiletry Packs are in constant demand for sudden admissions to hospital. This is an on-going project and if you can help sponsor a bag by giving a small donation we welcome your support. To date we have produced 30 packs which have gone to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Our next Meeting is on Wednesday 2nd October at 7.30 pm in Church when we welcome Liam Beadle talking about ...Liam Beadle. Everyone is welcome. During a short visit to this area Beth Ingram, President of Adelaide, Australia will be attending a Coffee Morning on Saturday 12th October from 10.30 – 12.00 noon at All Hallows, Almondbury. Why not call in and find out more about one of our Link Diocese. On October 18th at 7.30 pm at All Hallows, Almondbury our Deanery Leader, Hilary Pollard, will be presenting another stage of ‘The Seeds We Sow’. This concentrates on growing your Branches by inviting anyone you know who may be interested in joining Mothers’ Union.

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Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Thank you to all of you who have supported this appeal in recent weeks and months. I am especially grateful that, despite Cynthia Warrington’s death, you are continuing to support the West African ladies in having bras to wear and at the same time, are helping to raise funds to enable the Yorkshire Air Ambulance to continue in its daily life-saving work. It would be wonderful if you could all now try and encourage one or two of your friends either locally, or even further afield, to collect bras through an organisation, church, school, hospital and so on and let me have them (even if you think they are only worthy of the black bin – they are not!). So let’s get collecting another 100 or so before you all start thinking about Christmas. Any problems or queries, do please get in touch with me.

Mary Stapleton

Tuesday October 22nd is the Diocesan Council Meeting at Batley Town Hall from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. The special guest speaker is from Mary Sumner House talking about Social Policy. Come along as it is open to everyone. At our November Meeting in Church the speakers are Laurence and Elizabeth Jones talking about their time in Mara, Tanzania. A date for the diary - Wednesday 11th December 2013 at 7.15 pm sees a return visit from the very entertaining musical group ‘Mixed Harmony’. Tickets are £5 in advance or £6 on the door which includes refreshments and a Lucky Ticket Number Draw. Proceeds will be split between MU and St Marys. Tickets will be on sale from the 6th October. The search continues for someone willing to take on the duties of Branch Co-ordinator. Please pray that we may find the right person as the future of our Branch is at stake. Finally, please remember in your prayers Suzanne Dufton our Secretary who has been in hospital. She is on the road to recovery and we wish her well.

Andrea Green, Branch Co-ordinator

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Bible Study Group An invitation is extended to everyone to join us on Thursday mornings at 11.00 am in St Mary’s Church where you will be made very welcome. No prior knowledge needed, share your life experiences, come taste and you will see that God is good. The group is currently looking at “The good book guide to experiencing God: finding true passion, joy, peace and rest in Christ” by Tim Chester. Further information from Angeline Baker (683308) or Kate Walter (666202).

Angeline Baker

A Fundraising Concert

at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 19th October at 7.00 pm

Choral Treasures Performed by

Cantorelli

Sacred music including Ave Maria by Josquin des Prez

Motets by Anton Bruckner Jubilate Deo by Giovanni Gabrielli

Ubi Caritas by Ola Gjeilo

and secular music including Though Amaryllis Dance in Green by William Byrd

Lay a Garland by Robert Pearsall Flower Songs by Benjamin Britten Unicornis Captivator by Ola Gjeilo

Admission £8.00 (concessions £5.00 Students £1.00)

Further information and advance bookings: telephone 01484 660651

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Thank You

I just want to say a big thank you for all your thoughts and prayers over the past months. It has been a long, hard, journey but I couldn’t have made it without all of you. To all who have visited, telephoned, shopped, vacuumed, brought Communion, driven me to Church and assisted me in throwing out an accumulation of paperwork that I’d “saved in case I needed it” - you are gems and I’ll never be able to repay the kindness. If I’ve learned anything it’s patience, humility and to ask for help and allow it to be given. Hopping about on one leg for twelve weeks made me realise how hard it is for those who will never be able to put both feet on the ground and yet get on with life. I am improving week by week and the Lord is with me and gives me strength and determination. He also sends all of you - my Church Family - to give me support both physically and spiritually.

Bless you all.

Andrea Gosslin

Letter from the Hawksworths To All at St Mary the Virgin, Honley Both of us thank you for your card and the greetings of so many. St Mary’s has a special place in our hearts and prayers. It always will have. We arrived in Honley as newly-weds, a family of two. Fifty years later we gathered - a family of fifteen. We have been blessed, and have much to thank the Lord for – a lovely family and 43 years of fellowship at St Mary’s and St George’s.

Thanks again,

Molly and Raymond

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OCTOBER Saturday 5 9.30 - 12.30 pm Village Litter Pick (see page 13) Sunday 6 19th Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am All Age Holy Communion 6.00 pm Compline Tuesday 8 7.30 pm D C C Meeting at 8 Crodingley Thursday 10 6.30 pm AD Meeting Sunday 13 Harvest Thanksgiving 11.00 am Holy Communion 3.00 pm Songs of Praise at Brockholes Methodist Church Sunday 20 21st Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm Compline Sunday 27 Last Sunday after Trinity 11.00 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm Compline NOVEMBER Saturday 2 All Souls 6.00 pm Celebration of All Saints with Commemoration of the Faithful Departed Sunday 3 All Saints Tide 11.00 am All Age Holy Communion 6.00 pm Compline

ST. GEORGE'S CALENDAR

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Flower rota

September 29 Mrs D Coldwell October 13 Harvest October 20 Mrs B Dove November 3 Mrs E Smith

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BROCKHOLES NEWS

AD There is nothing like starting a new session with a firm, old favourite and so for our opening meeting it was tie-dyeing t-shirts. With our highest ever attendance it was a busy evening and, just to make things a little more demanding, the rain decided to come down in buckets! Never mind, everyone went home with a carefully dyed but somewhat soggy t-shirt, however, hopefully when dry, transformed into a delightful pattern. The October meeting on Thursday 10th October, 6.30 to 8.00 pm will have activities centred round the Harvest theme and children have been asked to bring a tin of something edible to go to the Welcome Centre.

The AD Leaders

Brockholes Village Litter Pick

Honley Civic Society are organising an Autumn Litter Pick across the Holme Valley. Brockholes Village Trust are taking part and ask volunteers to meet in the Recreation Ground on Saturday 5th October at 9.30 am. Kirklees Council are providing bags, gloves and will collect full bags the following week from a collection point.

Elizabeth Mosley

Harvest Thanksgiving 2013 The Harvest will be celebrated on Sunday 13th October with a Communion Service at St George’s at 11.00 am and a United Songs of Praise at 3.00 pm at Brockholes Methodist Church. Gifts in kind will be sent to the Welcome Centre who are always short of tinned fish, tinned meat meals, tinned fruit, stock cubes, instant gravy, ‘cuppa’ soup, biscuits, instant noodles, instant mash, jam and sugar. Other dried goods are also welcomed. Cash collections from both Brockholes Churches will be sent to the Epilepsy Association.

Elizabeth Mosley

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News from Brockholes School In 2012-2013 staff, children and parents all worked really hard in order to enable school to achieve the many things that we did which included our Ofsted Inspection in December when we were rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas and our SIAMS Inspection in June when we were also rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools). The highlights for me included the Storytelling Week as well as the various educational visits, theme days and residential trips. During last year we raised over £1,000 for charities, which included events which were organised by groups of children and we also raised over £5,000 for extra resources for school. I am sure the new academic year will bring many more achievements that will make us all very proud at Brockholes. As usual I’m aware that many things are already on the agenda for a very busy year. Educational visits to Eden Camp, Bradford Industrial Museum, Bagshaw Museum and Cliffe House have already been planned for this term. Cliffe House (Shepley), Whitby and Robinwood (Todmorden) have been booked for residential visits as well as day visits for all classes to Cliffe House later in the year. All children have come back to school ready for learning about their exciting new topics. Reception has the topic ‘Ourselves’, Years 1 and 2 have the topic ‘Houses and Homes’, Years 3 and 4 have the topic ‘Ancient Egypt’ and Years 5 and 6 have the topic ‘World War II’. We also have an exciting new range of clubs this term, including Video Production and Historical Drama as well as the sporting and musical favourites that children enjoy. This year we have introduced a ‘Year of Sport’ at school. Children will be taking part in many sporting challenges throughout the year and we were delighted to have local sports personalities to launch the year by sharing their own stories about how they have got to where they are today.

Clare Thomas, Headteacher

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Bible Sunday: 27th October Have you heard the amazing story of the Bible in China? How it’s gone from being a banned book to a bestseller? How it’s part of incredible Church growth, where around a million Chinese people come to faith every year? Bible Sunday, organised by Bible Society, is an annual opportunity to celebrate the blessing of owning and reading your own Bible. This year, it’s also a time to join the amazing story in China – by helping provide Bibles to Chinese Christians too poor to afford a copy of the Scriptures themselves. In the last 12 months, a million people have come to faith in China, according to estimates. That’s equivalent to one more person making a commitment to Christ by the time you read this article. These new Christians are mostly from rural areas and they are mostly poor. It means the cost of a Bible is simply out of their reach and it’s created a huge Bible shortage. Nearly half of all Christians in China don’t own a Bible. In some places 10 Christians have to share a single copy of the Bible between them. Earlier this year, the Chinese government gave permission for the printing of 3.5 million Bibles for the churches there. They’ll be printed at Amity Printing Company in Nanjing, which is part-owned by Bible Society. The printing presses are ready to roll with the capacity to print almost 50 Bibles every minute. It’s only the cost of the paper that’s missing (it costs 80p to buy the paper for one Chinese Bible). Through Bible Sunday, you can help raise funds to buy Bibles for Chinese Christians. The Bible Sunday theme this year is ‘the Bible’s message of freedom’ and there are lots of free resources to download including children’s activities, fundraising ideas, an origami dove challenge, and a four-week home group study on spiritual freedom. Visit biblesociety.org.uk/biblesunday to find out more.

Parish Pump

OTHER ITEMS

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Material for Publication

All contributions to future editions of the Magazine welcome.

e-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01484 323832

Address: 26 Croft Court, Honley, Holmfirth HD9 6HB

Deadline for the November issue: Wednesday 16th October

Bible Quiz - of sorts! Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the

Bible? A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once. Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy? A. The area around Jordan. The banks were always overflowing. Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? A. Samson. He brought the house down. Q. Which Bible character had no parents? A. Joshua, son of Nun. Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible? A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. A. David’s Triumph was heard throughout the land. A. Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.

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VICAR Revd Liam Beadle 661178

The Vicarage, 2 St Mary’s Road, Honley

HONORARY ASSISTANT Revd John Barnes and Revd Jenny Barnes 660876 PRIESTS 71 Woodhead Road, Honley

The Very Revd Henry Stapleton MBE 666629

20 Marsh Gardens, Honley

PCC SECRETARY Cliff Green, 24 Marsh Gardens, Honley 664277

PCC TREASURER Clive Green, 7 Peregrine Court, Netherton 662607

SUNDAY SERVICE 8.00 am Holy Communion (1662)

9.30 am All Age Morning Prayer (1st Sunday) Holy Communion and Children's Sunday Club (3rd Sunday)

Holy Communion (2nd 4th 5th Sundays) 6.30 pm Holy Communion (1st Sunday) Evening Prayer (other weeks)

WEEKDAY SERVICES 9.30 am Wednesdays, Holy Communion

CHURCHWARDENS Clive Waind, 1 Derwent Road, Honley 661320

John Dean, 23 Woodroyd Avenue, Honley 664347

DCC SECRETARY Cliff Green, 24 Marsh Gardens, Honley 664277

DCC TREASURER Pauline Adams, 6 Spring Dale, Honley 663510

VERGER John Adams, 6 Spring Dale, Honley 663510

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SUNDAY SERVICES 11.00 am Holy Communion (2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sundays)

All Age Service with Communion (1st Sunday)

6.00 pm Compline (1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th Sundays) Sung Evensong (2nd Sunday)

CHURCHWARDENS Margaret Kenworthy, 8 Crodingley, Thongsbridge 687169

Rosalind Watt, 7 Smithy Place, Brockholes 663783

DCC SECRETARY Julie Booth, 44 Riverholme Park, Brockholes 662060

DCC TREASURER Roger Kenworthy, 8 Crodingley, Thongsbridge 687169

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